What breaks most · 1990 to 2025 model years
Toyota Supra problems by year
Owners have filed 67 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Toyota Supra across model years 1990 to 2025. Three years stand out: 2021 for electrical system complaints, 2020 for electrical system complaints and 1994 for tires complaints. The quietest years are 1995, 1997 and 1998.
- Years to check closely: 2021, 2020, 1994
- Fewest complaints: 1995, 1997, 1998
- Complaints on file
- 671990 to 2025, all trims
- Worst year
- 202120 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 110 fires · 5 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 7kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 21Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Air bags (2) | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Engine and cooling (3) | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Air bags (1) | |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Tires (3) | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Engine and cooling (1) | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Steering (1) | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Engine and cooling (1) | |
| 16 | 3 | 8 | Electrical system (4) | |
| 20 | 1 | 5 | Electrical system (8) | |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | Unknown or other (1) | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | Brakes (4) | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake (1) | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Electrical system (1) |
What fails on the 2021 Toyota Supra
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 40% |
8 | 0 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| EngineEngine gaskets and seals | 30% |
6 | 0 | Shop engine parts for the 2021 Toyota Supra |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 10% |
2 | 0 | Shop all fuel system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Unknown or other | 10% |
2 | 0 | — |
| BrakesBrake pads, rotors and calipers | 10% |
2 | 0 | Shop all brakes parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| SteeringPower steering pumps, racks and hoses | 10% |
2 | 0 | Shop all steering parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Speed control and throttleThrottle and pedal sensors | 5% |
1 | 0 | Shop speed control and throttle parts for the 2021 Toyota Supra |
| Service Brakes, AIR | 5% |
1 | 1 | — |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Vehicle fails to restart after automatic ignition shut off when pressure is removed from brake pedal causing vehicle to shift into neutral without engine power. Vehicle also fails to start showing "starter system fault" error.
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Suddwn acceleratio, resulting in collision with tree. Air bags deployed, breaking driver's arm and burning driver's face and neck.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Toyota Supra years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2021, 2020, 1994 carry the most filings on the Toyota Supra. The 2021 alone has 20 complaints, led by electrical system.
What is the most common Toyota Supra problem?
On the 2021 model year, the most-reported component is electrical system with 8 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Toyota Supra problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Toyota Supra complaints that include mileage is about 7,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.